EXCLUSIVE: IPOB Commends Onovo, Reaffirms Kanu’s Global Legitimacy

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has commended Chief Martin Onovo, a former presidential candidate and policy head at the Movement for Fundamental Change, for what it described as his “fearless and truthful” position on the conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland and its alleged link to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu... Read ..Full.. Article.. .

In a statement issued on Saturday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group said Chief Onovo’s remarks exposed “the fraudulent attempt to connect Ekpa’s activities with Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB.”

“Chief Onovo rightly described Simon Ekpa as a deranged criminal, rightly convicted in Finland, whose activities have no connection whatsoever with Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu or IPOB,” the statement read.

According to IPOB, the Nigerian government created the vacuum for opportunists like Ekpa to thrive by refusing to obey court rulings that ordered Kanu’s release.

“The Nigerian government’s disobedience to its own courts, by refusing to release Onyendu after he was discharged, created the vacuum that opportunistic predators like Ekpa exploited,” the group stated.

Reiterating its global standing, IPOB stressed that it is a non-violent self-determination movement recognised internationally.

“Let it be made abundantly clear to the international community: IPOB is a peaceful self-determination movement, legally registered and recognised in over 60 countries across the world, with active presence in more than 100 countries and territories.

“IPOB operates under international law, particularly the African Charter and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and..  Read . .More —